Chapter 3
Alex had noticed Willie flirting with him over a year ago. He never really accepted that that was what was happening, he assumed it was wishful thinking since he was head over heels for the long haired boy. Alex was by far the most oblivious in the group, so until Reggie had explicitly texted him and said it was a date, he didn’t think anything of Nick and Reggie hanging out. Alex got a message from Willie not to long after, and he refused to admit how much he blushed at the basic conversation.
The day after Reggie took Nick to the cave, he just wanted to poke fun at Reggie. Yes, he was cold, but he didn’t expect Willie to give him his jacket, and it left Alex stuttering for what to say.
Alex didn’t know what happened that day until Julie found him, explaining the situation. Alex was good at reading other people, as long as he wasn’t involved in the situation, so he assured her that Nick and Luke were being genuine. He swore to himself that if he was wrong, he was gonna teach them a lesson, because Reggie was his brother. And when Nick and Reggie resolved the issue, Alex finally let himself admit he was interested in Willie, slipping his hand into the shorter boy’s. Willie just grinned, not saying a word.
When he heard what Caleb did, he was quick to follow the others to find him. Flynn wasted no time, decking the kid in the face. Alex wasn’t surprised, grabbing hold of her to try and calm her down. But when Caleb kept fighting the jocks, he let her go as a warning to the older boy. They strung him up on the flag pole, and Willie pressed a kiss to his cheek as they watched him struggle to try and get down.